I just beat this mission in main story, but DAMN I struggled... Anyone else have issue with this mission solo? I'd like to give a few friends some advice but all I can say is 'good luck'. Must have taken me 15+ tries!
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I just beat this mission in main story, but DAMN I struggled... Anyone else have issue with this mission solo? I'd like to give a few friends some advice but all I can say is 'good luck'. Must have taken me 15+ tries!
I died like twice. Then I got used to the pattern.
You must be better than I or I must have rushed it too much. Once I slowed down and took my time, I got his ***
I didn't have any issues at all. Don't think I even went down once. I used a respark shield w/ 25% health regen and the usual respark stats about 1050 shields with 3 second delay. Had a pump shotgun for when he came down to play and used an LMG when he was up on the catwalk. Once he came down it was over because I used overdrive(whatever the extra DMG power is) and 2 clips of shotgun ammo he was done.
I had more trouble getting the gas tanks on the little guys to catch on fire. They were bum-rushing me so I had to either melt their faces or run from the flames. I must have went through 25 of them spawing before I got lucky with a couple well timed detonator shots behind them puncturing their tanks.
That's the easiest part, wait till they start shooting fire, roll behind them, and get their tank. They don't move when you roll and you have an open window at their tank for a second or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by dejarnat
The main thing I remember about that fight was how tedious it was, his shield would only go down for a few seconds so it took ages to get his health down enough for him to jump down.
Yea I didn't have a hard time with gas tanks. I melee them and they fall on their face, I shot to their back and they are up in flames. My struggle was his damn grenade launcher, kept kicking my *** if I didn't hide like scaredy cat. I finally got him with a detonator....
Good advice, I didn't know they stopped moving while they were flaming. I can't remember, do they keep shooting in the same direction once they start?Quote:
Originally Posted by Unsent Soul
Side note, the other raiders seem like they would be a problem while you are flanking the flamers, getting shot in the back and all. I guess map placement would come into account.
If it took you that long to beat jack leg noob, have fun with Nim! LOL
No ****, I haven't had any issue with anything or maybe it was that I was just off my game and tired last night. .. But anytime a grenade launcher comes into play it is as if I am useless. Do you guys use grenades that stun the big guys like this so you can get some easy shots in?
An even easier method is to just throw a bio grenade at them when they exit the hatch, tanks go on fire straight away. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Unsent Soul
I died 4 times. I found hiding behind the container on the near left the best tactic, I didn't move from there and just picked off the miners, kept an eye on the 2 hatches at the far end waiting for a 'Gas tank' guy to appear. Knock em down with 3 bursts and then shoot the tank when they are on the floor (I missed lots of times and killed them by accident). Once Jack's shield was down I got a couple of Rebounder shots off (3 if i was quick). When he jumped down I finished him off with a shotty while constantly moving and rolling. It took about 15 mins though.
Jackleg was the first baddie I had trouble with. 5 times needed. AR and shotgun for the little flaming guys.
Just slow down and hide.
Priority List:
Phase 1
1) Jackleg Joe sans shield
2) little guys till with backpacks (shoot the backpacks)
3) all the other guys
Phase 2
1) Jackleg Joe's brain cage
P.S. Hide behind the boxes and hope to God he does shoot his grands.
The first part was easy just hid behind the crates with my AR and sniper rifle.
The middle part was by far the trickiest because u gotta shoot the little grunts. I used a detonator and AR for this. The splash damage from the detonator kept setting the smelters on fire which was so much easier than shooting the tanks on their backs. Switch with AR when Joe's shield dropped.
Final part was back down to easy. Once he had jumped down from his platform I ran around him with my detonator and overcharge.
Didn't die once. Came close tho a couple of times when I took my eye off the smelters and the little buggers got to close. But even after all that he didn't drop any loot worth keeping. :p